Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Ian Niall

Born: 1916
Died: 2002 (aged 86)
Bio: Ian Niall, born John Kincaid McNeillie, was a writer from Galloway in Scotland. He wrote his works under both names. He was born in Old Kilpatrick, to parents from the Machars in South West Scotland.
Known for:
- The Poacher's Handbook (1950)
- A Galloway childhood (1967)
- The way of a countryman (1965)
- English Country Traditions (1988)
- If the Corncrake Calls